Turks send drilling ship to Cyprus
Production
The gas discovery off the coast of the Republic of Cyprus is threatening to intensify Europe’s longest-running territorial dispute as
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Siemens to supply Chechen plant
Production
Russian gas major Gazprom says it has agreed to buy two gas turbines from Siemens for installation at a power
Fukushima breaks utility model
Policy
The 2011 earthquake led to three meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, last week forced Eon and RWE into
Gazprom to axe UK jobs
Policy
Russian de-facto gas monopoly Gazprom is axing hundreds of jobs at its overseas trading and export offices and moving them
Former foes to boost energy ties
Transmission
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are restoring bilateral ties in a process that could revitalise energy supplies in the former Soviet states.
Cities pioneer renewable drive
Consumption
Cities account for 75 per cent of the world’s energy use and 76 per cent of carbon-dioxide emissions, and last
Deal to shake up German utilities
Transmission
A German deal to split Innogy between RWE and Eon could create a model for European utilities that includes the
Oslo eco-city plans unveiled
Environment
Oslo International Airport (pictured), which last year opened its new green terminal, says it is planning to build an entire
Bitcoin mining legal: EU commissioner
Policy
Cryptocurrency mining is legal in Europe and only subject to standard electricity rules, the EU’s digital economy commissioner has announced.
Areva pays up in Finnish nuclear dispute
Production
French nuclear power provider Areva say it has settled an ongoing dispute with Finnish firm TVO over the troubled Olkiluoto-3
Kiev seizes Gazprom assets
Industry
Ukraine is to seize assets belonging to Russian gas giant Gazprom in the deepening legal dispute between the warring neighbours.
MIT declares fusion breakthrough
Production
Nuclear fusion is becoming closer to realisation, according to a US initiative which says it will operate commercially within 15
Commission unveils green strategy
Policy
The European Commission is unveiling its strategy for a financial system to support climate and sustainable-development goals. Asset managers and
Iter demands US funding U-turn
Production
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) project in France has warned that plans to build a nuclear fusion reactor in
Belgians given iodine amid nuclear fears
Production
Belgium has made iodine pills available free to its 11 million citizens in case of an accident at its ageing